I always wondered how fresh the gingerbread house was. Did the witch see the kids on the trail, run ahead, and magic it up? Did she just live there? I know I’d be miffed if some tasty-looking children started chewing on my front door. Of course, that’s all beside the point of this comic.

I kinda figured the freshness of the house is part of the mysteriousness of the magic. Like, she must be a powerful witch because having a gingerbread house makes no sense. Reality becomes more dreamlike around her.